Vocab Set #11: Unit 3 Forces & Interactions 4

A force that causes an object to pull to or draw another object towards itself.

• Attract
• Repel
• Induction
• Friction

The direct transfer of heat/electricity from one substance to another through contact.

• Induction
• Friction
• Conduction
• Radiation

A material that allows heat/electricity to move freely through it.

• Insulator
• Fuse
• Resistor
• Conductor

The continuous flow of electric charges through a material.

• Electric Current
• Electric Charge
• Electric Field
• Electric Force

A region around a charged object where the object's electric foce is exerted on another charged object.

• Electric Current
• Electric Charge
• Electric Field
• Electric Force

An electrical property of matter that is related to the balance of electrons and protons in an object; can be negative or positive.

• Electric Current
• Electric Charge
• Electric Field
• Electric Force

The attraction or repulsion between electric charges.

• Electric Current
• Electric Charge
• Electric Field
• Electric Force

The energy caused by the movement of electrons.

• Electric Force
• Electrical Energy (Electricity)
• Electic Field
• Electric Current

The negatively charged particles that surround the nucleus of an atom.

• Electron
• Proton
• Neutron
• Gluons

A resisting force which is created when two solid surfaces slide agaisnt one another.

• Conduction
• Friction
• Induction
• Radiation